Tux of Borg Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 I've decided to take the plunge and get corrective surgery for my eyes. Dose anybody have any suggestions about where I should get it done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Don't !@#$ with your eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Do your own research and LOTS OF IT!!!! Talk to people you know who have had the procedure done. If you lived in the Twin Cities, I'd give a recommendation (the wife of one of my coworkers had it done). You don't want to make the wrong choice of doctors in this case... CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBuffaloDisease Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Yeah, do NOT go to a doctor just because he/she is the cheapest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 However if you do it, come down this way. Dr. Mark Whitten, Rockville, Md. He is the guy who did Tiger Woods surgery. I think if a guy making 50 million per year trusts him, he might do an okay job for you. Probably worth the 20 in gas, and 10 in hotel fees for a night. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_..._53/ai_86204880 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerjamhead Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 I wouldn't do it bro. !@#$ that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Talk with an eye doctor that in no way can benefit from you having surgery or not having surgery. See what he says. I work at a large company who has their own internal eye doctors. This person has nothing to gain or lose financially to me and he says don't do it! Still way to risky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 I've decided to take the plunge and get corrective surgery for my eyes. Dose anybody have any suggestions about where I should get it done? 372293[/snapback] There was a few threads within the last year about this detox. I think Mickey had one. Some pretty good info, pro's and cons. Good luck, sniper boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 http://www.bpei.med.miami.edu/site/default.asp i worked right across from the palm beach gardens office. supposed to one of the best in the country. if you're going to hve surgery on your eyes, an extra $200 plane ticket to go to the best shouldn't stop you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKC Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 I've had the procedure and at least from my own standpoint I'd tell you to be aware of a couple things that won't be stressed by the facility who is looking to do it- A) You WILL lose peripheral vision, the more your correction the more you'll lose. B) You WILL suffer some loss of low light sensitivity. I definitely have a NOTICABLE loss of night sensitivity. C) I read a lot for work and personally. I was not warned that my reading without any lenses from the day after the surgery would cause me to end up with a fine ability to read without glasses but sacrifice some of my long range correction over the first couple months (and of course permanently) . They offered some hokey option to have "one eye set fotr reading and the other for distance" which sounded worse than where I started, but in the long run it appears to me that they right now are only capable of getting you good on one or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven in MD Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 However if you do it, come down this way. Dr. Mark Whitten, Rockville, Md. He is the guy who did Tiger Woods surgery. I think if a guy making 50 million per year trusts him, he might do an okay job for you. Probably worth the 20 in gas, and 10 in hotel fees for a night. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_..._53/ai_86204880 372299[/snapback] My wife had it done by him....highly recommend him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sound_n_Fury Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 I've decided to take the plunge and get corrective surgery for my eyes. Dose anybody have any suggestions about where I should get it done? 372293[/snapback] I had my mine done by Fichte Eye Associates in Amherst (where many of the Bills players have gone, BTW) a couple of years ago and remain very happy with the results. http://www.wedg.com/fichte.html http://www2.buffalobills.com/fans/index.cfm?cont_id=205404 There are a couple of things to consider though: 1.) If you're over 40 years old, you may still need reading glasses, so don't think of lasik as "giving up glasses forever." Check with your doctor to see if this applies in your case. 2.) You may be marginally more sensitive to light for about a year. Just wear your sunglasses to cut down on glare. The biggest benefit of the surgery, IMO, is having the ability to be more active without worrying about/needing glasses. I'm constantly amazed at being able to see things perfectly when I'm swimming, sweating, etc. (after 30 years of being half blind doing those things). Do your research and talk to as many people as possible. If you go for it, don't use a chain or low cost place, spend the extra bucks to go with a doctor that has a lot of experience and the latest equipment. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 If you go for it, don't use a chain or low cost place, spend the extra bucks to go with a doctor that has a lot of experience and the latest equipment. Regarding cost (because everyone here knows I'm cheap... ), if your employer lets you have a Flex Spending account, and you don't have one now, it might be a good idea to wait and have it done early next year. You can generally only open them at the beginning of the year, but they allow you to take money out of your check (up to $3,000) to put into a medical fund, all tax free. I knew I had some dental work that needed to be done this year, so had $3,000 taken out which amkes it only ~$2,000 out of pokcet. Since you'll probably be spending $2,000 on the eyes, it's probably worth it. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Yeah, do NOT go to a doctor just because he/she is the cheapest. 372297[/snapback] What could possibly be wrong with the do one eye, get the second half off deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 What could possibly be wrong with the do one eye, get the second half off deal? 372341[/snapback] At the one near me, they run monthly question and answer, demos on the surgery. They pick one name from the hat each month and that person get a free surgery. I am sure they do a great job too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBuffaloDisease Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 What could possibly be wrong with the do one eye, get the second half off deal? The "pay regular price for 2, get the 3rd eye free" deals are the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Don't !@#$ with your eyes. 372294[/snapback] I've regretted getting it done... not a single friggin' day. It is a friggin' miracle. Went from 20/infinity to 20/15. It's still amazing just to be able to read the time on the damn clock from bed, and that's 4 years later. I will say this: My eyes were ultrasensitive, I had to down about 3 valiums at the clinic. Afterward on the ride home I had my head wrapped in a jacket and any photon of light that happened to get through caused hot-poker type pain. I was already prepared to dope out and take a nap, I just didnt know it was gonna be in the closet. Six hours later, damned if I wasn't watching the Sabres game from the kitchen, lens-free. Bright lights at night are a little haloed, but nothing more than I already got from glasses, and you get used to it. I did experince a decrease in night differentiation that some have mentioned. But for me, playing sports, my peripheral vision is actually effectively BETTER because I'm not limited to the lens of the glasses. So, for me, $3K and an hour or so of searing pain was the smallest possible price to pay for the benefit. No regrets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 For those who did it: what was the total cost? Plus, I'm a wuss about medical stuff, did it hurt? Recovery time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 For those who did it: what was the total cost? Plus, I'm a wuss about medical stuff, did it hurt? Recovery time? 372364[/snapback] About 3K. It was almost indescribably painful until I took a nap. Then when I got up 6 hours later my eyes were watering a bunch but not painful. I drove to the eye doc for a checkup the next morning, back to sports within 2 weeks, and after a couple of months you're pretty much good to go. Absolutely, totally, completely was worth it, even with the caveat that my eyes are touchier than almost anyone elses, and consequently more painful after the procedure. (I couldn't even do contacts, they would just itch and tear up until I wanted to carve them out with a grapefruit spoon.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Waiting for SDS's reply. Scooter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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